Strengthening Oversight Through Outside Officers and Audit & Supervisory Board Companies
First written in FY2024. 4 of 5 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2025. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2023: 15 of 103 companies on the "Worse" side.
58 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The Board of Directors comprises 6 directors, namely directors Nakayamada Akira (中山田明), Shiozawa Takashi (塩澤崇), Hirayama Ryo (平山亮), Ito Masahito (伊藤雅仁) (outside director), Shibata Akira (柴田暁) (outside director) and Ariake Mikiko (有明三樹子) (outside director), of whom 3 are outside directors,」
The number of outside directors increased from 2 to 3, establishing a structure in which 3 of the 6 directors are outside directors. All 3 corporate auditors are also outside corporate auditors. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The company's outside directors are Ito Masahito (伊藤雅仁) and Shibata Akira (柴田暁).」
The company identifies 2 outside directors, Ito Masahito (伊藤雅仁) and Shibata Akira (柴田暁), and expects them to provide advice on business strategy, including AI technology. - FY2024First statedAnnual report
「We have adopted this structure because we believe that using the objective and neutral perspectives of outside directors who are independent of the company in making rational management decisions and ensuring management transparency and soundness, while further enhancing the independence and neutrality of audits conducted by the Board of Corporate Auditors, which includes outside corporate auditors independent of the company, will ensure effective governance.」
The company has adopted a structure with 1 outside director among its 4 directors and all 3 corporate auditors serving as outside corporate auditors.